what on earth

An exclamation used to emphasize surprise, shock, anger, disgust, etc. Just what on earth is going on here? Aw, what on earth! I just had this fixed, and now there's a dent in it! What on earth! Don't sneak up on me like that!

how, what, why, etc. on ˈearth...

how, why, etc. in the ˈworld...

(informal) used with questions to express the speaker’s surprise, anger, etc: How on earth did you know I was coming today when I didn’t know myself until the last minute? Why on earth would anyone give up such a good job?

词组	what on earth
释义	what on earth what on earth An exclamation used to emphasize surprise, shock, anger, disgust, etc. Just what on earth is going on here? Aw, what on earth! I just had this fixed, and now there's a dent in it! What on earth! Don't sneak up on me like that! See also: earth, on, what Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. how, what, why, etc. on ˈearth... , how, why, etc. in the ˈworld... (informal) used with questions to express the speaker’s surprise, anger, etc: How on earth did you know I was coming today when I didn’t know myself until the last minute? Why on earth would anyone give up such a good job? See also: on Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: how, what, why, etc. on earth... how on earth on earth go to the ends of the earth all over the earth the earth moved earth up earth pads a heaven on earth heaven on earth
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